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Arcade Collection Reviews

Irem Collection Volume 1 – Switch review

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We've been keeping tabs on Irem Collection Volume 1, this batch of arcade shooter classics is released today and we're reviewing the Switch port. The game contains three shmups from arcade legends Irem. Image Fight II and X Multiply come as original ports, PC Engine SuperCD and Arcade respectively, while Image Fight has the original arcade as well as the PC Engine and NES ports to blast through. This is
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Nintendo Reviews

Sentry City – Retro blasting on the Switch – review

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The latest game from retro publisher Flynn's Arcade, Sentry City, is set for release on Nintendo Switch on 28 September 2023. The cyberpunk noir thriller title has been developed by Crashable Studios and has already been released on Steam. We take a look at the Switch port for this review. You play as Chris, a guy on a mission to take out "AI scumbags" trying to take out the "obsolete
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Arcade Collection Indie Nintendo Reviews

TAITO Milestones 2 – Arcade glory on a handheld

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In June this year, we brought you the news that TAITO Milestones 2 was heading to Switch and we have now had a chance to review the collection. ININ Games has published the collection using Arcade Archives emulator tech and it's available as a digital download or as a physical cart. Just as with the first collection, there are ten arcade games from Taito's rich history to delve into. Each
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Indie Nintendo Reviews

Gibbon: Beyond the Trees – Switch review

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Gibbon: Beyond the Trees is a short game that aims for simplicity over complicated mechanics. You play as a gibbon family that go on an adventure. You swing and slide through forests, human towns and other areas. The developers have subtly placed a good message about animal conservation through clever level design and you are asked to think on the plight of the worlds animals. There are only three buttons
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